Windows 10: Turn On or Off SmartScreen for Windows Store Apps in Windows 10

How to: Turn On or Off SmartScreen for Windows Store Apps in Windows 10

How to Turn On or Off Windows Defender SmartScreen for Store Apps in Windows 10


Windows Defender SmartScreen Filter helps protect your device by checking web content that Windows Store apps use.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Windows Defender SmartScreen for Windows Store apps for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Turn On or Off SmartScreen for Windows Store Apps in Windows Security
• Option Two: To Turn On or Off SmartScreen for Windows Store Apps using a REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On or Off SmartScreen for Windows Store Apps in Windows Security
1. Open Windows Security, and click/tap on the App & browser control icon.

2. Under SmartScreen for Windows Store Apps, select Warn (default) or Off for what you want to set. (see screenshot below)

3. You can now close Windows Defender Security Center if you like.









OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn On or Off SmartScreen for Windows Store Apps using a REG file
*note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD values in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppHost

EnableWebContentEvaluation DWORD

0 = Off
1 = Warn (on)

PreventOverride DWORD

0 = Warn or Off


1. Do step 2 (warn) or step 3 (off) below for what you want to set.


2. To Set SmartScreen for Store Apps to Warn
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 4 below.

Set_SmartScreen_for_Store_apps_to_Warn.reg

Download

3. Turn Off SmartScreen for Store Apps
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_Off_SmartScreen_for_Store_apps.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Open Windows Defender Security Center in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Windows Defender SmartScreen for Apps and Files in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Windows Defender SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge in Windows 10
• Hide or Show App and Browser Control in Windows Defender Security Center in Windows 10

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Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

from Lifehacker

 

Turn off automatic driver update and SmartScreen causing high disk and memory usage

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand it can be quite frustrating when the computer does not work the way you want it to. I certainly appreciate the steps that you have tried. We can perform a couple of steps and see if we can resolve the issue.​

You can turn off the automatic installation of drivers from the Device installation settings and check if that helps. To turn off automatic installation please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Type Change Device installation settings
   in the search bar and open it.
   
2. Click on No.
   
3. Click on Save Changes.
   

Regarding SmartScreen causing high Disk and Memory usage, you can turn off the SmartScreen from Windows Security and check if that helps. To turn off SmartScreen, please follow the steps mentioned below:

Note: SmartScreen automatically scans applications, files, downloads, and websites, blocking known dangerous content. We recommend leaving SmartScreen enabled, as it provides an additional layer of security that helps to protect the PC.

1. Press and hold Windows + I key on the keyboard.
   
2. Click on Update & Security.
   
3. Click on Windows Security.
   
4. Click on Windows Defender Security Center.
   
5. Click on App & browser control.
   
6. Select off under Check apps and files, SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge
   and SmartScreen for Microsoft Store apps.
   

Hope it helps.

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Microsoft is purging a lot of low quality apps from the Windows Store

Will they remove windows 10 too?